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Category - Sciences - Embalming

Muscle cells die following somatic death after:
  1. 5 minutes
  2. 3 hours
  3. 6 hours
  4. 8 hours
Explanation
Answer: B - Cellular death of muscles occurs 3 hours after somatic death. Six hours is the time frame for blood cells and corneas. The brain and nervous system takes 5 minutes. After 8 hours all bodily functions have ceased.
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